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good morning and welcome to bbc news. news just newsjust coming into news just coming into us at the bbc that there has been a multiple crash on the a40. details are scarce but what we do know is that we are getting reports that there has been four accidents within a mile and a half stretch on the a 40, with multiple casualties, we understand. a40. the multiple casualties, we understand. a40. the road is closed due to these accidents in both directions. between the b4047 and the a415. i don t know exactly where these accidents happened but the road is closed in both directions, we understand there is four accident is within this mile and a half stretch, and there is multiple casualties. three ambulances are on their way to the scene, we are getting reports that there are some very seriously injured people involved in this accident. it is not yet known how many. we are getting reports that up to 20 vehicles are involved. the details that we have got at the moment. t ....
for a couple of pounds. and hull s year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched a fireworks display from the banks of the humber estuary. and as the international olympic committee creates a new team of refugees, we ve been following some of the hopefuls. that s in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long suffering rail passengers. but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail modernisation programme for more than a century. here s our transport correspondent richard westcott. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again toda ....
the new year s eve nightclub attack in istanbul in which 39 people are known to have died. the authorities are continuing their hunt for the suspect, who escaped after opening fire on party goers. officials have now identified all but one of the victims and they say nearly two thirds of them were foreign nationals. funerals for some of those killed are being held today. from istanbul, our correspondent selin gerit reports. this is the gunman that has sent shock waves across the country. he is still at large, but now his motives could be clearer. the so called islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack. in a statement, they said the shooting was carried out by a soldier in revenge for the turkish‘s governments strikes on islamic state in syria. eight people have been detained, but the gunman is not thought to be among them. in the area, some more funerals were held today. 29 of the victims are farne national foreign nationals. a 29 year old actor from leban ....
that s in living shakespeare, in half an hour, here on bbc news. hello, good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a second girl injured in a fatal hit and run collision in oldham on new year s eve has died. 11 year old zaneta krokova died in hospital this morning as a result of her injuries. her 12 year old cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene on saturday night. police are appealing for information and have released one of the five men they had arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. our correspondent peter harris is in oldham for us. as you can see, behind me, the flowers a nd as you can see, behind me, the flowers and tributes continue to build here beside the road where the girls were struck by the car on new year s eve. but confirmation that this is now a double tragedy came earlier this afternoon with the death of zaneta krokova. she was 11. she had been crossing this road and in with her 12 year old cousin helina kotlarova, when they were s ....
and booze, beans & bhajis. babita sharma herself the daughter of shopkeepers charts the history of the corner shop. that s in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a second girl has died following a hit and run incident in oldham in greater manchester. the two cousins aged 11 and 12 were crossing a road on new year s eve when they were struck by a car. four men are being held by police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. anisa kadri reports. more than 2a hours after the hit and run, police have confirmed that ii year old zaneta krokova has lost the fight for her life. she and her cousin helina kotlarova, who was 12, had been crossing ashton road in oldham when had been crossing ashton road in old ham when they had been crossing ashton road in oldham when they were hit by a car which did not stop. helina died at the scene. a lot of people witnessed the scene. a lot of people witnessed the incident. we have had one o ....